editor's table. 



Trial of Keapeus and Mowers. — The great trial of reapers and mowers took jilace at 

 Hamilton, Ohio, early in July. After a thorough examination, the Committee made the 

 following awards : — 



Mower — first premium ....... $50, Manny's Combined. 



" second premium . , . . . . . $30, Ohio Mower. 



Reaper— first " $50, Atkin's. 



" second " ....... $30, Ohio Harvester. 



Combined — first " $50, Manny. 



" second " $30, Iron Harvester, 



A QrEEx's Book. — Our table is graced by an elegant octavo of five hundred pages, with 

 plates, with the following title : " The Natural History of Dee Side and Braemar. By the 

 late William Macgillivray, LL. D., Author of a History of British Birds. Edited by Edwin 

 Lankester, M. D., F. R. S., London : Printed for Private Circulation." The Royal arras are 

 displayed on a front page, and inscribed ; "This Work, printed by command of the Queen, 

 is presented to , by H. R. H. Prince Albert." 



The manuscript of the work was completed by the author just before his death ; liis 

 family not wishing to publish it, the manuscript was purchased by the Queen of England, 

 and printed by her orders. It is local in its descriptions of the natural history of Dee Side 

 and Braemar, and, on looking it through, we are not surprised the author's family declined 

 the publication, as it could scarcely be very popular, however minute and accurate its 

 descriptions. The illustrations are not remarkable. 



The Illustrated Bouquet is the title of a periodical just issued (June 1), a quarterly, by 

 E. G. Henderson & Son, London, each part containing five or more plates of flowers, " every 

 plate being intended to form a bouquet of itself," in quarto form. The Messrs. Henderson 

 are extensive nurserymen, and, no doubt, this work is intended to advertise their new plants. 



Toe second part of Van Houtte's Flore des Serres contains, among other things, figures of 

 Achimenes amabilis (a handsome plant resembling Gloxinia tubillora), the Fancy Pelargo- 

 nium called Avenir, a new Begonia called Rosacea, Hremanthus cinnabarinus (from the Gold 

 Coast), a deep crimson Fuchsia with white petals marbled with purple, and oddly enough 

 called Galanthiflora. There is also a plate of the handsome French Camellia-flowered Bal- 

 sams, and some miscellaneous matter to which we shall probably advert hereafter. These 

 " Balsams" form the most beautiful plate lately published by Van Houtte ; they are simply 

 very double " lady-slippers," and will probably become the vogue. We saw them in per- 

 fection, lately, at one of our neighbors, the beautiful country-seat of George Roberts Smith, 

 Esq., where his gardener (Alexander Newell) has produced the most beautiful kinds, from 

 French seeds. It is said that the seeds will require to be imported annually, as the plants 

 from seeds in this country degenerate. We cannot, however, voiich for this. 



